Marian B. Bergan

Marian B. Bergan, 97,

Minot, ND, passed away

Tuesday, December 25,

2018, at Trinity Homes in

Minot.

Marian Blanche Skogen

was born December 24,

1921, the daughter of Carl

and Gunhild (Iverson)

Skogen, in rural Remer,

Minnesota. The family

moved to a farm near

Roseglen, ND, when Mari-

an was two years old. She

was raised on the farm

and attended elementary

school in Roseglen and

graduated from Ryder

High School.

Following her high

school graduation, she

went on to pursue her de-

gree in nursing in Roches-

ter, MN. Nursing was her

passion throughout her

life.

On January 15, 1944,

Marian married Louis

Clifford Bergan, in Ro-

chester, MN. Due to

Clifford’s service to his

country and his occupa-

tion, they moved a lot.

They had lived in various

cities in North Dakota,

where Marian actively

pursued her nursing

career. They completed

their family by bringing

into their lives their three

sons: Eric, Paul and Brian.

The family also lived in

various cities in South

Dakota, where Marian

worked as a public health

nurse.

They then moved to Ba-

tavia, Illinois, where Mari-

an worked for the State of

Illinois as a nurse in the

penal system. On May 12,

1979, at the age of 58,

Marian received her

Bachelor’s degree in Nurs-

ing from Northern Illinois

University.

Later in life, Marian and

Cliff made their home in

Minot, ND, where she was

an active member of First

Lutheran Church, Sons of

Norway, and the Scandi-

navian Heritage Center.

Cliff passed away April

26, 1995.

She enjoyed reading

and writing letters.

Her loving family in-

cludes: son and

daughter-in-law, Paul and

Margo Bergan, Oak Creek,

CO; grandchildren, Karen

(Steve) Tatro, Kendra Ber-

gan, Jeremiah Roiko, and

Jason (Alison) Roiko;

great-grandchildren,

Nicole and Garrett Tatro,

Emma George, Oliver and

Roux Roiko; sisters, Jean-

ice (George) Officer,

Minot, Jeanette (Russell)

Johanson, Minot; and

numerous nieces and

nephews.

Marian was preceded

in death by: her parents;

husband, Clifford; sons,

Eric and Brian Bergan; in-

fant sister, Marcella Sko-

gen; brothers, Irving and

Carlyle Skogen; sister,

Grace Hays.

Funeral: Wednesday,

January 2, 2019, at 11:00

a.m. at First Lutheran

Church, Minot.

At Marian’s request, fol-

lowing the funeral ser-

vice, her body will be

donated to the University

of North Dakota Medical

School in Grand Forks,

ND.

Interment: will take

place at a later date at Im-

manuel Lutheran

Cemetery, Roseglen, ND.

Visitation: Tuesday

from 3 to 5 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).